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Garage doors

  • 09-07-2015 5:05pm
    #1
    Qualitymark
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    My garage doors - made in softwood a few years ago on the bad advice of a handyman - are rotting and need replacing.

    An up-and-over door or a roller door won't do the job, because pallets of firewood are delivered annually and just about squeeze in through the space from top to bottom.

    I've got some quotes from joiners who are obviously laughing heartily as they send off estimates of up to €2,000 and even €3,000. (I would always have gone to Whitechurch Joinery before, but they're gone now.)

    Any recommendations for good joiners with good prices? (PM, obviously.)


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  • #2
    ht9zni1gs28crp
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    A roller door will offer the same opening size as any timber doors. Its about the install rather than the actual door. Probably get a decent metal roller door for half the price of solid doors.


  • #3
    Qualitymark
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    But won't the roller take up space at the top of the door?


  • #4
    catastrophy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭catastrophy


    Hi Op,

    Was in a similar predicament as yourself some time ago. Have you considered a diy approach?

    I had a steel frame made at a very low cost and then cladded treated softwood directly to it myself, resulting in a cheap but sturdy and tight fitting door. Sure timbers may need replacing but with a little care and attention they will last decades rather than years.

    For me the cost benefit was immense.


  • #5
    sky6
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    Qualitymark wrote: »
    But won't the roller take up space at the top of the door?

    Not necessarily, It depends on where you want to fit the Door. The Roller can be fitted Inside, outside or inside the opening. They would certainly be cheaper than solid hardwood doors.


  • #6
    galwaytt
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    Insulated sectional door, low profile, only needs 175mm or so head height above the top of the ope, and you get the full opening, so it's actually a greater ope than hinged doors.

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  • #7
    Qualitymark
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    galwaytt wrote: »
    Insulated sectional door, low profile, only needs 175mm or so head height above the top of the ope, and you get the full opening, so it's actually a greater ope than hinged doors.

    I don't understand this. The hinged doors open right to the top, and a pallet of wood can get in with just about one or two inches clearance. The sectional (?) door takes up seven inches (175mm) at the top?


  • #8
    newstyle
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    here you can find how they are fitted. Track H is designed to give you full opening space but another ones can give you the same if they will be enough higher


    Sectional%20Drawing_668%20wide.jpg


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